# Boy van Poppel

Boy van Poppel (born 18 January 1988) is a Dutch former road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 to 2024. He is the son of former cyclists Jean-Paul van Poppel and Leontine van der Lienden.

## Professional career

On 12 September 2008, Utrecht-born van Poppel made a name for himself at the Tour of Missouri, winning the fifth stage. With that victory, he handed Mark Cavendish his first 'defeat' in a bunch sprint since the Giro d'Italia held in May. In the 2012 Tour of Britain, van Poppel finished consistently in the top ten in numerous stages, which helped him secure the Points Classification jersey before second-placed Mark Cavendish.
In late 2012, van Poppel signed a contract for the 2013 season with Vacansoleil–DCM, becoming the third member of his family to be part of the squad; his brother Danny van Poppel also joined the team for the 2013 season as a first-year professional, while his father Jean-Paul van Poppel worked as a directeur sportif for the team.
Van Poppel joined Trek Factory Racing for the 2014 season, after his previous team – Vacansoleil–DCM – folded at the end of the 2013 season. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.

## Major results
### Cyclo-cross
#### 2004–2005

    1st National Junior Championships
    3rd Junior Koksijde

#### 2005–2006

    1st UCI World Junior Championships
    1st National Junior Championships
    Junior Superprestige
       1st Gieten
       1st Hoogstraten
       2nd Vorselaar
    1st Junior Lille
    1st Junior Loenhout
    1st Junior Overijse
    3rd Overall UCI Junior World Cup
       2nd Hooglede-Gits
       2nd Liévin
       2nd Hoogerheide
    2nd Junior Essen
    2nd Junior Hofstade
    2nd Junior Oostmalle

#### 2006–2007

    3rd National Under-23 Championships
    3rd Under-23 Pijnacker

#### 2007–2008

    1st National Under-23 Championships
    Under-23 Gazet van Antwerpen
       1st Loenhout

#### 2008–2009

    1st National Under-23 Championships

### Road
#### 2006

    2nd Road race, National Junior Championships
    10th Road race, UEC European Junior Championships

#### 2008

    1st Stage 5 Tour of Missouri
    9th Omloop van het Waasland
    9th Ronde van Overijssel

#### 2009

    1st Stage 3 Tour de Normandie
    1st Prologue (TTT) Olympia's Tour
    2nd Schaal Sels
    3rd Road race, National Under-23 Championships
    8th Antwerpse Havenpijl
    9th Omloop van het Waasland

#### 2010

    1st Stage 4 Kreiz Breizh Elites
    5th Châteauroux Classic
    6th Zellik–Galmaarden
    10th Dwars door Drenthe

#### 2011

    5th Overall Ronde van Drenthe

#### 2012

    3rd Nokere Koerse
    7th Overall Tour of Britain
       1st Points classification
    8th Handzame Classic

#### 2013

    6th Vattenfall Cyclassics
    6th Amstel Curaçao Race

#### 2014

    8th Halle–Ingooigem

#### 2017

    9th Overall Three Days of De Panne

#### 2018

    7th Grand Prix de Fourmies
    7th Omloop van het Houtland

#### 2019

    3rd Grand Prix de Fourmies
    4th Nokere Koerse
    5th Ronde van Limburg

#### 2021

    5th Road race, National Championships
    7th Dwars door het Hageland
    7th Heistse Pijl
    8th Ronde van Limburg

#### Grand Tour general classification results timeline

| Grand Tour | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | 131 | 146 | DNF | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — |
| Vuelta a España | — | — | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | 124 |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |